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 ENGR 222:Thermodynamics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 100 and MATH 250
Fundamental concepts, properties of pure substance, work, heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, cycle analysis.
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ENGR 270:GIS in Engineering
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
GIS in engineering is an introductory geographic information system (GIS) course. This course will provide professional training with a computer-based solution involving the collection, synthesis, analysis and communication of spatially related information within an area. Students will learn its widespread usage in local, state and federal governments. Students will also learn how to add intelligence to the computer-aided drawing (CAD) maps. This course will expose students to various planning and engineering tasks, including site analysis, water quality analysis, and underground services and soli analysis.
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ENGR 280:Introduction to Engineering Drawings and CAD
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission
Introduction to Engineering Drawings and CAD is an engineering elective that provides students with knowledge of reading, interpreting all engineering drawings, design procedures, basic technical drawing skills, and the ability to prepare the engineering drawings using computer aided drafting (CAD) software. It provides students with many opportunities related to design and technical drawing skills, and teach students how to communicate design ideas using a CAD software and drawings.
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ENGR 299:Engineering Internship
Credit Hours: 3; 100 internship hours
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 100 and Instructor permission
ENGR 299 internships are practical work experience related to various fields of engineering. It provides students with knowledge of what engineers do, career opportunities, and how one might better prepare to be a successful professional engineer. In collaboration with local companies, BPCC students will expand upon the theory and concepts taught in engineering courses and learn the real world problem solving skills.
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English |
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ENGL 099:Fundamentals of Composition
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Placement based on test results achieved on appropriate diagnostic instruments.
Introduces students to the writing process and gives extended practice in developing expository methods, especially emphasizing revising and editing. Concentrates on multi-paragraph essays. Emphasizes grammar and mechanics to reinforce writing.
Note: May not be used to satisfy the English or elective requirement in any curriculum at BPCC.
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ENGL 099L:English Composition Lab
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 0
Lab hours per week: 3
Corequisite(s): ENGL 099
Laboratory designed to supplement Fundamentals of Composition. Provides extended practice on grammar and mechanics as well as a focus on revision and editing of multi-paragraph essays.
Note: This course is mandatory for all students who have not scored high enough on placement tests to be admitted to ENGL 099. May not be used to satisfy the English or elective requirement in any curriculum at BPCC.
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ENGL 101:Composition and Rhetoric I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Placement test, ACT score of 18 or higher, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 099 or equivalent course.
Introductory course in writing including study of selected readings; emphasis on basic rhetorical methods. CLEP credit accepted. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 1013: English Composition I.
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ENGL 102:Composition and Rhetoric II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 , grade of “C” or better.
Introductory course in college writing including study of selected readings in literature with emphasis on developing critical essays and research skills. No CLEP accepted. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 1023: English Composition II.
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ENGL 103:Foundations of Professional Writing
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 and CTEC 100 , grade of “C” or better.
An introduction to professional writing, which includes technical writing, business writing, editing, and basic rhetorical forms. No CLEP accepted. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2513: Foundations of Professional Writing (Lower Level).
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ENGL 201:Major British Writers
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better.
A study of works by significant writers in English literature. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2123: Major British Writers.
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ENGL 202:Major American Writers
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better.
A study of works by significant writers in American literature. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2173: Major American Writers.
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ENGL 250:Introduction to Women’s Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better
An introduction to literary works written by or about women which focuses on the influences that shaped the works and writers.The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2413: Intro to Women’s Literature.
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ENGL 251:Introduction to World Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better
This course focuses on works written by significant world writers. It includes a literary analysis of the works, reflecting literary, historical, religious, cultural, and political influences that shaped the works and the writers. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2223: Major World Writers.
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ENGL 252:Introduction to Folklore and Mythology
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade “C” or better
This course includes a critical analysis of folklore and myth within the context of literary and storytelling genres as well as a study of their religious, traditional, and indigenous cultural backgrounds. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2503: Mythology or Folklore.
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ENGL 255:Introduction to Fiction
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better.
An introduction to the short story and the novel with emphasis on appreciation, analysis, and evaluation. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2303: Intro to Fiction.
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ENGL 256:Introduction to Poetry and Drama
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better.
An introduction to the study and appreciation of plays and poems from the times of the ancient Greeks to the present. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2313: Intro to Poetry and/or Drama.
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ENGL 257:Introduction to African American Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better
Introduction to African American literature that includes critical analysis and writing about literature. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and write about literary works by African American writers during the periods of Reconstruction, the rise of the “New Negro,” the Harlem Renaissance, black realism, modernism, and post modernism. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2403: Intro to African American Literature.
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ENGL 290:Creative Writing
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better.
A course in writing short stories, short drama, poetry, and non-fiction with emphasis on stimulation of ideas for writing and criticism.The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2523: Creative Writing (Various Genres).
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Fire Science |
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FRSC 100:Principles of Emergency Services
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 1
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides an overview of fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives.
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FRSC 110:Building Construction for Fire Protection
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FRSC 100
This course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, pre-planning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.
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FRSC 120:Fire Behavior and Combustion
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread and are controlled.
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FRSC 130:Principles of Fire and Emergency Services and Survival
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.
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FRSC 140:Fire Prevention
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the field of fire prevention. Topics include: history and philosophy of fire prevention; organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau; use and application of codes and standards; plans review; fire inspections; fire and life safety education; and fire investigation.
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FRSC 150:Fire Protection Systems
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers.
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FRSC 200:Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course will address the Federal, State, and local laws that regulate emergency services and include a review of national standards, regulations, and consensus standards.
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FRSC 210:Principles of Emergency Services
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FRSC 100
This course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service ethics and leadership from the perspective of the company officer.
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FRSC 220:Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): MATH 098 , ACT Math subscore of 17, or appropriate placement test score
This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and solve water supply problems.
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FRSC 230:Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk and hazard evaluation and control procedures for emergency service organizations.
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FRSC 240:Strategy and Tactics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FRSC 100
This course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents.
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FRSC 250:Hazardous Materials Chemistry
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services.
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FRSC 260:Fire Investigation I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FRSC 100 , FRSC 110 , and FRSC 120
This course is intended to provide the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scenic interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the fire setter, and types of fire causes.
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FRSC 270:Fire Investigation II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FRSC 260
This course is intended to provide the student with advanced technical knowledge on the rule of law, fire scene analysis, fire behavior, evidence collection and preservation, scene documentation, case preparation, and courtroom testimony.
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First Year Student Experience |
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FYSE 100:First Year Student Experience
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
This course is designed to help students utilize college resources to achieve success in academic coursework while exploring personal preferences in relation to career interest and life choices.
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French |
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FREN 101:Elementary French I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This beginning course is for students who have no preparation in French. It is a study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special emphasis given to aural-oral practice in the language as well as a glimpse into French culture. Grammar, conversation, aural comprehension, and elementary reading selections will be studied. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CFRN 1013 (3 Hr): Elementary French I.
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FREN 102:Elementary French II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 or permission of instructor.
This second semester course is focused on creating sentences in present, past, future, conditional and other tenses, learning how to translate and how to formulate questions and answers. Students will also continue to study French culture. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CFRN 1023 (3 Hr): Elementary French II.
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FREN 201:Intermediate French
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 or permission of instructor.
This third semester course is focused on creating sentences in the subjunctive mode, learning how to translate and how to formulate questions and answers. Students will also continue to study French culture. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CFRN 2013 (3 Hr): Intermediate French I.
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Geography |
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GPHY 101:Physical Geography
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Earth and the solar system, elements of physical geography and basis of natural regionalism, weather and climate, landforms, hydrography, vegetation, soils and minerals. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CGRG 2213: Physical Geography.
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GPHY 102:Cultural Geography
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Earth and man, elements of cultural geography, population distribution, settlement types and patterns, the regional concept, and economic and political regions. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CGRG 2013: Human Geography.
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GPHY 105:Regional Geography
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course includes the examination of cultural regions and landscapes in relation to the concept of Globalization. It studies the concepts of space, place and home as well as ideas of nationalism within the context of available natural resources and efficient technologies in relation to cultural realities. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CGRG 2113: World Regional Geography.
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Health and Physical Education |
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HLPE 113:Fundamental Weight Training (Men)
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Fundamental weight training and strength development techniques.
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HLPE 114:Fundamental Weight Training (Women)
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Fundamental weight training and strength development techniques.
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HLPE 115:Intermediate Weight Training (Men)
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): HLPE 113
Intermediate weight training and strength development techniques.
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HLPE 116:Intermediate Weight Training (Women)
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): HLPE 114 .
Intermediate weight training and strength development techniques.
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HLPE 142:Motivation, Goal-Setting, and Lifestyle Strategies
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course examines thought and emotions associated with performing one’s best in sports as well as other areas of one’s life. Topics include: realizing potential, performance goals, motivation; mental readiness, positive lifestyle strategies and people skill strategies for life.
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HLPE 145:Fundamentals of Coaching
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course is a fundamental approach to coaching, such as, but not limited to, organizational skill and techniques into the individual’s personal style of coaching. Additionally, the business aspects of coaching, such as accepting donations and fund raising, will be incorporated in this course.
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HLPE 205:Personal Health for College Students
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Information regarding the working of the body in regard to personal health in everyday living.
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HLPE 221:First Aid
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Lectures, discussion, and practical demonstrations of first aid.
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Health Care Management |
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HCM 201 HCM 201:Introduction to Healthcare Management
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides students with an overview of the healthcare delivery system, including the roles of healthcare professionals and healthcare organization. Through the use of didactic and experiential techniques, the students will explore issues regarding healthcare insurance, people who are uninsured and underserved, managed care, and changes in the healthcare marketplace. It also discusses the role of health promotion, disease prevention, and the uses of alternative and complementary medicines.
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HCM 202 HCM 202:Healthcare Informatics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course provides an overview of the role of information systems in healthcare organizations. Emphasis is placed on understanding how evidence-based research is integrated into clinical decision-making and recognizing how information systems influence health outcomes.
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HCM 203 HCM 203:Supervision
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Consideration of the supervisor and relations with subordinates, colleagues, superiors, unions, and society. Managerial aspects of the first level supervisory position regardless of technical specialties, business or non-business, are emphasized.
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HCM 205 HCM 205:Risk and Insurance
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A study of pure risk and risk bearing, including insurance and non-insurance methods of handling risks; introduction to life, disability, property, marine, and liability insurance.
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HCM 226 HCM 226:Perspectives on Aging
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
An orientation from practitioners in the community and from an academic interdisciplinary perspective to programs, services, issues, and problems in working with older persons.
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HCM 250 HCM 250:Small Business Management
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Introduction to the initial market research, financing, location and management of a small business firm. Emphasis will be placed on methods and procedures used in the successful establishment and operation of franchised or non-franchised firms.
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HCM 290 HCM 290:Healthcare Law
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
This course examines healthcare law and the legal system, and the interplay between law and ethics. The course will examine federal mandates and other aspects of patient confidentiality. Students will probe legal issues pertaining to healthcare topics such as modes and institutions for providing medical care, liability of selected providers and review of applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
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HCM 299 HCM 299:Internship in Healthcare Management
Credit Hours: 3; 80 internship hours
This is a practicum performed in the student’s sophomore year. Under supervision in an approved agency, the student will have the opportunity for on-the-job experiences. The practicum is project-based in that the student is expected to produce tangible output for the host organization. It is expected that the student will select a practicum site which is consistent with career interests and objectives.
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History |
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HIST 101:Western Civilization I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A survey of European civilization from pre-historic man to the 1500s. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 1013: Western Civilizaton I.
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HIST 102:Western Civilization II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A survey of European civilization from the 1500s to the present. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 1023: Western Civilization II.
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HIST 103:World Civilization I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A survey of civilizations from prehistoric man to the 17th Century. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 1113: World Civilization I.
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HIST 104:World Civilization II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A survey of European Civilization from 1600 to the present. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 1123: World Civilization II.
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HIST 201:American History I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Discovery and exploration by European powers, colonial foundations, movement for independence, early years of the Republic, national growth and expansion, sectionalism and the Civil War. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 2013: American History I.
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HIST 202:American History II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Reconstruction, industrial expansion and related problems, imperialism, World War I and aftermath, Depression and New Deal, World War II, and the development of the United States since World War II. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 2023: American History II.
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HIST 203:Louisiana History
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A study of the history of Louisiana emphasizing exploration, settlement, development, European domination, and political characteristics up to the present. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIS 2033: Louisiana History.
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Humanities |
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HMAN 201:Humanities I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 , grade “C” or higher
An interdisciplinary course including a study of the art, music, history, and literature of the world from the beginning to the Renaissance. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIUM 2213: Humanities I.
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HMAN 202:Renaissance - Modern Culture
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 , grade “C” or higher
An interdisciplinary course including a study of the art, music, history, and literature of the world from the Renaissance to the present. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CHIUM 2223: Humanities II.
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HMAN 203:Film and Culture
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
An introductory course in understanding the appreciation of film aesthetically, as an art form, and culturally, as a reflection of social values. Knowledge of film and of literature will be enhanced by the readings which accompany the presentation of each film.
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Industrial Safety |
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ISAF 109:Basic Field Safety Orientation
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 0
The basics of the requirements, regulations, processes and practices of basic safety currently in place in the oil and gas industry; applicable regulations; hazard identification and assessments; specialized work procedures; typical field equipment and their inspections; accident and incident reporting, recording, and investigation requirements; contractor safety evaluations and approval criteria. The Safeland certification will be available upon completion of the course and certification test.
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ISAF 111:Safety, Health, and Environment
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 0
This course is an introduction to the various aspects of safety, health, and environment related to process technology. The course includes an overview of hazards in a plant environment, hazard controls, elements of process safety management, emergency response, and inherent risks of process industries.
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ISAF 209:Safety Regulations and Hazwoper 40 Safety Certification
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ISAF 109 or ISAF 111
This course presents all of the requirements of OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard, 29 CFR 1910.120. It covers all of the requirements of the applicable regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, and DOT) to ensure awareness and promote safety among employees who may be exposed to chemical hazards in the work site. The objective is to ensure that employees operate in the safest possible manner in situations where contact with potentially hazardous materials is likely. The OSHA 40Hr. Hazwoper certification will be available upon completion of the course and certification exam.
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ISAF 210:Industrial Safety and OSHA Standards
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A straightforward presentation of material which makes the theories and principles of industrial safety practical and useful in real-world settings is covered in this course. Special emphasis is placed on the innovation and technology in the workplace. Various safety tools and apparatus are examined and training is provided in their use. The complete text of the 30-hour (Occupational Safety and Health Act) OSHA Industrial Certification is presented and students are offered an option to complete the testing for the certification during the course.
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ASLS 101:American Sign Language I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
An elementary course in American Sign Language (ASL) using a natural language approach to introduce culturally appropriate signed concepts related to the immediate environment. Common communicative events and interactions are utilized to acquire a basic working vocabulary and grammar, including development of appropriate linguistic/cultural behaviors and awareness of respect for deaf culture. Receptive and expressive skills are fostered through interactive ASL lessons without voice.
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ASLS 102:American Sign Language II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in ASLS 101 or equivalent course.
Development of expressive and receptive skills. Emphasis upon whole word and phrase recognition and reading of fingerspelling and numbering embedded in signed sentences.
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INTR 106:Psycho-Social Aspects of Deafness
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
An interdisciplinary study of American Deaf Culture and the factors that contribute to defining the deaf community as a cultural minority, focusing on awareness and understanding of cultural diversity and preservation of language. The course covers the cultural identity, group norms, and rules of social interaction, values, and traditions held by members who are deaf. Societal attitudes regarding deafness and issues such as cultural oppression and language power by the majority, and works of art made by the Deaf community will be explored. The impact of modern technology, emerging issues, and trends will also be explored.
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INTR 201:Interpreting I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in INTR 103 and INTR 104
Overview of various manually coded English systems and American Sign Language as they relate to client choice and settings.
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INTR 202:Interpreting II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in INTR 201
Sign to voice interpreting with emphasis on analyzing American Sign Language texts for voiced interpretation into English.
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Legal Assistant |
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LSEC 101:Legal Office Concepts I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
The first course in legal office concepts introduces students to the legal office environment and the task and duties performed by a legal assistant. Emphasis is placed on legal terminology, office procedures, and formatting legal documents.
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LSEC 150:Legal Ethics and Professionalism
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Introductory course in the ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality requirements of the legal assistant position. Emphasis is placed on attorney/client and secretary/client relationships.
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LSEC 201:Legal Concepts II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
The second course in legal concepts introduces students to legal action types, legal descriptions and classifications, real estate, successions, and debt collections.
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LSEC 250:Litigation Documentation
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Emphasis in this course is placed on the preparation of correspondence and legal documents in the areas of civil litigation actions, torts, trial proceedings, appeals, discovery documents, pleadings, and post-trial documents and correspondence.
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MATH 098:Beginning Algebra I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
A beginning algebra course that includes performing fundamental operations on real numbers; exponents; solving linear equations and inequalities; applications; functions; graphing linear equations; slope; systems of linear equations.
Note: May not be used to satisfy the mathematics or elective requirement in any curriculum at BPCC.
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MATH 099:Beginning Algebra II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement test score or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 098 .
A continuation of Beginning Algebra I including exponents and polynomials; factoring polynomials; rational expressions and equations; solving quadratic equations; graphing quadratic functions; roots and radicals.
Note: May not be used to satisfy the mathematics or elective requirement in any curriculum at BPCC.
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MATH 101:Applied Algebra for College Students
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 19 or higher, Math placement score, or grade of “C” or higher in MATH 099 .
Topics from algebra involving operations of polynomials, solving linear equations and inequalities, solving absolute value equations and inequalities, understanding of radical expressions, solving quadratic equations, solving systems of equations, rectangular coordinate system and graphs , introduction to functions, graph linear equations and inequalities, graph quadratic equations, and graphing systems of equations and inequalities. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1203: Applied Algebra.
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MATH 102:College Algebra
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 19 or higher, appropriate placement test score, or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 099 .
Topics from algebra including complex numbers; radical and rational equations; linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; absolute value equations and inequalities; lines and slope; graphs; inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions; systems of equations and inequalities; conics; applications. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1213: College Algebra.
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MATH 111:Precalculus Algebra
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 19 or higher, appropriate placement test score, or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 099 .
A course in precalculus algebra using the graphing calculator. Topics include graphs and functions, quadratic equations and inequalities, theorems about zeroes of polynomial functions, rational functions, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, conics, sequences, series. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1213: College Algebra.
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MATH 112:Trigonometry
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 25 or higher, appropriate placement test score, or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102 .
Methods and theory of trigonometry including trigonometric functions, solution of right triangles, identities and trigonometric equations, graphs, inverse trigonometric functions, solution of oblique triangles, and complex numbers. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1223: Trigonometry.
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MATH 114:Finite Math
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102 .
Systems of linear equations, matices, and matrix algebra; linear inequalities; linear programming; counting techniques; permutations and combinations; probability; basic concepts in financial mathematics (annuities included); and an introduction to statistics. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1313: Finite Mathematics.
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MATH 117:Elementary Number Structure
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102 .
This course is designed for elementary education majors. The emphasis of the course is teaching number sense and problem solving. Topics include problem-solving strategies, number patterns, numeration system of base ten, conceptual understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, algorithms for operations of whole numbers, estimation and mental math skills, factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, prime factorization, meaning of fractions, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers and comparison of fractions, algorithms for operations of fractions, meaning of decimals, converting decimals to fractions, algorithms for operations of decimals, meaning of ratio and proportions and proportional reasoning, meaning of percent and converting between percent, decimals and fraction equivalency.
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MATH 124:Mathematical Concepts
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102 .
A course for the liberal art and education student stressing thinking critically, putting numbers in perspective in the real world, statistical reasoning, putting statistics to work, living with probability and odds, and mathematics in politics and business. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1103: Contemporary Mathematics.
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MATH 129:Applied Technical Mathematics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 18 or higher, or grade of “C” or higher in MATH 099
This course covers a practical application of basic math/algebra skills to typical industrial applications and problems. There is an emphasis on units of measure, algebraic expressions, reading tools of measurement, perimeter/area/volume analysis using plane and solid geometry, simultaneous equations, polynomial roots, radicals, trigonometry (right and oblique triangles), graphical analysis and engineering units/notation.
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MATH 131:Elementary Applied Calculus
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102
An intuitive approach to calculus: functions, graphing, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, applications to problems from the fields of business, biological science, social science, and behavioral science.The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 2103: Applied Calculus.
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MATH 210:Basic Statistics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 102
A first course in statistics including: descriptive statistics; histograms and frequency distributions; measure of central tendency; probability; binomial and normal distribution; sampling distribution; estimation; hypothesis testing; regression and correlation. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 1303: Introductory Statistics.
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MATH 217:Elementary Geometry
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 117 .
This course is designed for elementary education majors. The emphasis of the course is measurement and geometry. Topics include basic notations of Geometry, choosing appropriate units, unit conversions, estimating measurement, measurement of length, circumference, measurement of weight, measurement of area, temperature, angles and parallels, Geometric constructs, angles of a triangle, polygons, centers and lines of symmetry, congruent figures, similarity, tessellations, area of triangles, area of other polygons, the Pythagorean Theorem, surface area, and volume.
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MATH 218:Elementary Statistics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 117
This course is designed for elementary education majors. The emphasis of the course is statistics and probability. Topics include collecting a set of data, methods of organizing data, the “center of data,” the variability of data, standardized scores, sampling, abuses of statistics, probability, theoretical vs. experimental probability, conditional probability, counting techniques, counting different groups, geometric probability, simulations in probability, normal distribution.
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MATH 250:Calculus I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 28 or higher, appropriate placement test score or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 111 and MATH 112 .
Topics include functions; limits and continuity; differentiation; applications of derivatives. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 2113 (3 Hr): Calculus I.
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MATH 251:Calculus II
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Student must receive a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 250 .
Topics include integration; applications of definite integrals; integrals and transcendental functions; and techniques of integration. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CMAT 2123 (3 Hr): Calculus II.
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MATH 252:Calculus III
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Student must receive a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 251 .
Topics include first-order differential equations; infinite sequences and series; parametric equations and polar coordinates; vectors and the geometry of space; and vector-valued functions and motion in space.
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MATH 253:Calculus IV
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Student must receive a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 252 .
Topics include partial derivatives; multiple integrals; integration in vector fields; and second-order differential equations.
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MATH 254:Differential Equations
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0
Prerequisite(s): Student must receive a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 253 .
Topics include separable differential equations, linear constant coefficient differential equations (homogenous and nonhomogeneous), Laplace Transforms, series solutions, linear systems, Euler’s methods.
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Medical Office Specialist |
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MOS 107:Medical Office Administration
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 2
Prerequisite(s): CTEC 100 or CTEC 115
A course of instruction in the knowledge, skill and applications necessary to efficiently practice multiple duties in the medical office, including the use of electronic medical records and practice management. Emphasis is placed on the development of basic skills needed for accurate coding for medical billing purposes, including ICD, CPT, and HCPCS systems.
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MOS 109:Survey of Medical Coding
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 3
Prerequisite(s): BLGY 110 , BLGY 120 , CTEC 115 , MOS 107 , and permission of the Division.
Overview and basic coding with the latest edition of CPT and HCPCS coding systems used in the coding of procedures in healthcare. Emphasis is on the development of basic skills needed for accurate coding for medical procedures and supplies. This course includes a basic review of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology. (Medical Office Specialist majors must take this class concurrently with MOS 110 ). This is an integrated lecture and lab course. (Fall only)
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MOS 110:Medical Coding I
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 3
Prerequisite(s): BLGY 110 , BLGY 120 , CTEC 115 , MOS 107 , and permission of the Division.
Corequisite(s): MOS 109
Utilization of the latest edition of ICD coding and classification systems to assign valid diagnostic codes. The laboratory serves to reinforce lecture material and provides practical application and practice in coding. This course includes a review of medical terminology. (Fall only)
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